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James K · November 19, 2012, 02:21 PM

The rod is for stacking arms. The U.S. and Britain used stacking swivels (like a sling swivel except open), but the Germans and French used stacking hooks like that one, or in the case of the K.98k, the cleaning rod.

Jim

November 19, 2012, 02:21 PM	#11
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	The rod is for stacking arms. The U.S. and Britain used stacking swivels (like a sling swivel except open), but the Germans and French used stacking hooks like that one, or in the case of the K.98k, the cleaning rod. Jim